Park Avenue & East 161st Street

Park Avenue and East 161st Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Morrisania Air Rights development. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Railroad Park is 210 feet away, and Bronx Criminal Court is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
E 161 St/Concourse Village East · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
33 places
13 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.4 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/Concourse Village East, 470 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Concourse Village East Bx6, Bx13 · Shelter
    470 feet
    Bx6 Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 161 St & Park Ave 21 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    810 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
42 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Morrisania Air Rights development.

Since 2014 at least 442 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

South side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 courthouses
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fabiana Day Care Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  2. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Railroad Park
    210 feet
  2. Railroad Park Playground
    500 feet
  3. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    640 feet
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  1. Arcilla Playground
    940 feet
  2. Melrose Commons Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,040 feet
  4. 159th Street Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  5. Yolanda García Park
    1,110 feet
  6. El Coqui Liberation Community Garden
    1,140 feet
  7. Bette's Rose Garden
    1,200 feet
  8. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 55 Ambulance station
    660 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Melrose Library
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Morissania Air Rights Community center
    270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3135 Park Avenue Older adult center
    690 feet
  3. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    910 feet
  2. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    790 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.